This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Familia goes to the 4-seam fastball: 39.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 20.2% the rest of the time.
63 two-strike pitches in 2023.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .351 expected average against them, against .114 on his breaking balls.
148 of his fastballs thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Familia's sinker moves 107.6 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
84 thrown, averaging 93.8 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Familia's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.1 mph, against 80.9 off his slider.
64 and 76 of them thrown.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Familia lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 1.98 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
256 located pitches in 2023.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Familia throws a fastball 69.3% of the time, against 48.3% when he is ahead.
88 pitches behind in the count, 60 ahead.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Familia throws 46.9% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 40% with the bases empty.
81 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 175 with the bases empty.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Familia works off the plate, with only 42.2% of his pitches in the zone, 21st percentile.
256 pitches in 2023. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 613th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Familia throws the sinker 41.2% of the time against right-handers and 18.8% against left-handers.
160 pitches to right-handers, 96 to left-handers.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Familia averages 91.1 mph across his arsenal, 77th percentile in the league.
256 pitches in 2023. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 178th in MLB.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Familia throws a strike on the first pitch 51.6% of the time.
64 plate appearances started in 2023.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Familia projects a .299 average, 85th percentile.
256 pitches in 2023. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 117th in MLB.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Familia releases the ball 5.9 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
256 tracked pitches in 2023.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Familia lands 49.3% of his fastballs in the zone and only 31.6% of his breaking balls.
148 of his fastballs, 76 of his breaking balls.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Familia works with 4 pitches: Sinker, Slider, 4-Seam Fastball and Splitter. The sinker is 32.8% of everything he throws.
256 classified pitches in 2023.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Familia's stuff spins at 2,104 rpm, 22nd percentile in the league.
256 pitches in 2023. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 601st in MLB.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Familia's 4-seam fastball carries 11.5 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
64 thrown, averaging 94.5 mph.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Familia puts 56.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 36.7% when he is ahead.
88 located pitches behind, 60 ahead.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.2% of Familia's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
44 of 256 located pitches.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Familia releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 46 degrees above horizontal and 1.5 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
256 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.6 mph off the bat against Familia, 32nd percentile.
256 pitches in 2023. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 531st in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Familia's sinker averages 93.8 mph, and has touched 95.5.
84 thrown, 32.8% of his pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Familia's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,249 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
64 thrown in 2023.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Familia goes to the 4-seam fastball: 39.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 20.2% the rest of the time.
63 two-strike pitches in 2023.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Familia throws a fastball 69.3% of the time, against 48.3% when he is ahead.
88 pitches behind in the count, 60 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Familia throws a strike on the first pitch 51.6% of the time.
64 plate appearances started in 2023.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Familia puts 56.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 36.7% when he is ahead.
88 located pitches behind, 60 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .351 expected average against them, against .114 on his breaking balls.
148 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Familia lands 49.3% of his fastballs in the zone and only 31.6% of his breaking balls.
148 of his fastballs, 76 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Familia's sinker moves 107.6 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
84 thrown, averaging 93.8 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Familia's 4-seam fastball carries 11.5 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
64 thrown, averaging 94.5 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Familia's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.1 mph, against 80.9 off his slider.
64 and 76 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Familia throws the sinker 41.2% of the time against right-handers and 18.8% against left-handers.
160 pitches to right-handers, 96 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Familia works with 4 pitches: Sinker, Slider, 4-Seam Fastball and Splitter. The sinker is 32.8% of everything he throws.
256 classified pitches in 2023.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Familia's sinker averages 93.8 mph, and has touched 95.5.
84 thrown, 32.8% of his pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Familia's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,249 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
64 thrown in 2023.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Familia lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 1.98 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
256 located pitches in 2023.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.2% of Familia's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
44 of 256 located pitches.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Familia throws 46.9% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 40% with the bases empty.
81 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 175 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Familia works off the plate, with only 42.2% of his pitches in the zone, 21st percentile.
256 pitches in 2023. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 613th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Familia averages 91.1 mph across his arsenal, 77th percentile in the league.
256 pitches in 2023. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 178th in MLB.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Familia projects a .299 average, 85th percentile.
256 pitches in 2023. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 117th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.6 mph off the bat against Familia, 32nd percentile.
256 pitches in 2023. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 531st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Familia releases the ball 5.9 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
256 tracked pitches in 2023.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Familia releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 46 degrees above horizontal and 1.5 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
256 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Familia's stuff spins at 2,104 rpm, 22nd percentile in the league.
256 pitches in 2023. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 601st in MLB.
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